New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-27
LITERARY NOTES


. 1vh,s dramatizaton OF Mr.. Rldcr Hagrards -ohe
ktrr ia srst appearance Gan Francisco, IN adap-
80, =, NJ. earlier novel; Dawn" was being Drought
out I'm Iandon II produced nndor the name VI on
=, its characters ~Devil Caresfoo1 Inc pay nan
ut IL said that too much was ieit 70 the
spectators Imagination
Mr. william Blacks forthcoming book, The ouango
a,ture. Of On nalboa Is said 70 follow IN its plan
81. strange Adventures of Phaeton." II Is 10 Dc
,sa, n will resemble It IN entertaining quality;
~ p,oes later works II must be confessed
conducive 10 woful WEAKNESS In Ids readei
cn. .uuext association ever formed IN Boston and
rasps that Ia sayinga good deals that which has
mat beer started under the name Of the Walt whitman
aociep" ia objects, a. announced by the society
circular are weekly pension Tor Walt whitman, inc
promotion of his ideaA of spiritual ana sooia me ia
general and the establishment OF library ae'opea ~
the literature of all nations and tmes ihe presiaen'
=, Tits .oc,etv 4. DR. Buckle the author of q wildly
historical monograph on the poets Mr. "nsin SLOANE
Kennedy ia the ycepresident The circular STATES 'ns.
Assistance In any way viii be highly appreciated W M
who love our dear old Walt" The framing OF an
eeenos ynary Institution of this kind would DO as.as'
full to most mon; but the vaSaIles Oh Ie "NA'"A
luna TIC are not TO be accounted Ier.
An abridged translation into German Of Froude's
OF ~ car9vle. has inst been published IN Germany In
an spnerdix two letters are given which are not 10 De
so nd IN the original the letter OF congratn
tom which Carlyle received from Bismarck on his eight
eth birthday and tho gushing answer sent by the
sectchman Here IL the Germans epistlc:
highly bonored sirJThe celebration OF your seven
tieth Ste birthday Germany too and to yon
may say that in my mother tongue As you INTRODUCED
ss to SS sea ia yG king
Ike living statue What yon saa long years ago t
OF being true has been fulfilled In youIsel but happier
than those Of whom "1 sn SEe s Se IN s
which may God long preserve to you Accept Win my
cordial oonsratulaton the assurance OF my s'ncefe
respect"
Mr. g. G. W. Benjamin's yachting sketches win soon be
brought by Benjamin Fell, under the title OF sea
Spray Some these papers have appeared IN yaro Us
periodicals and entirely new.
Mr. George Upon is about TO add to his Standard
musical series volume of Standard Cantatas. This
will be followed by volume on standard Symphonies.
Miss Braddonis writing Jubilee novel She keeps
all he, MSS. and has them bound in red
ouest for the tomb Of vittora Colonna has lately
been going on in Rome By her expressed wish, her
funeral was exactly ike those OF the good nuns OF the
convent which had last been her temporary dwelling
and that no st0ne tablet marked her last resting
place Tho present head OF the family, Don faprizio
Colonns who bT strange coincidence bears the Same
name as tho father of yttora, has, however warmly
undertaken the search for her place Of sepulture with
the intention OF bestowng her remains In tomb which
shall recall the lustre which her virtues, genius and
learning shed upon the family. From an examination
NJ the family archives II believed that the remains
of the poetess mad inferred In the little church OF
Santa Anna del Falegnami and very singular doeu-
ent brought To light by sgnor Domenico Tordi entirely
confirms this VIEW The church In question Is In
course of demolition, In order To make way Tor street
which win lead to the bridge across the Tiber,
which ia TO be named after Garibald The Archaeology
cal Commission have given orders that the work OF
demolition Ia to be proceeded with most carefully, ana
arr watching closely In the document discovered by
sienor Tord distinct mention 10 made OF the removal OF
tho remaius of the most excellent Donna Vittorla
Colonna Marchesa d Pescara" to the vault containing
the bodies of the regeuses OF Sta Anna, and mention
Is also made that II in a coffin OF cypress WOOD,
lined with embroidered velvet"
Mr. says that 1t was Mr. Rice who proposed tho
literary partnership which was dissolved only by the
death He also proposed the subject OF tho
FIRST nove-had indeed, written several chapters OF ~
before the matter was talked This was Ready
Money Mortiboy," the first crude idea OF which was
"the return OF the Prodgal Son ten times worse than
when he went away" IT published anonymously
and on commission" It's success was unmistakabe,
and it is still widely read But In its threevo'ume FORM
when It only appealed the circulating libraries (Which
took In all 400 copes its sale did not realize proht OF
more THANH $40. An American publisher gave the
authors a5o but did not get ch by the success of
s'Dick Mortboy.'"
Mr. Curtis Guild, Editor Of The Boston Commercial
Bun publishing in tina. journal series OF sketches
Of European travel which he will probably bring out
later in a volume.
"Ies IL the title Of the collection OF
poems which Louise Michel is about to pubisb.
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